YANCEY COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - Gibbs Cemetery ============================================================================ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the North Carolina USGenWeb Archives by: Gwen Bodford gbodford@yahoo.com ============================================================================ GIBBS CEMETERY Location: Cemetery is located in the Bald Creek Area of Yancey County. Turn onto Hardscrabble Road , Immediately turn right onto gravel road that goes up thru a Pine forest about 1/2 mile to cemetery. Condition: Good SURNAMES; BARNES, BENNETT, BRIGGS, BRYANT BYRD, CHANDLER, COLE, CULBERTSON, EDWARDS, ENGLISH, GIBBS, GREEN, HAMLIN, HENSLEY, HORTON, HUGHES, HUNSINGER, HYLEMON, JOHNSON, KING, KNIGHT, MATHIS, MCCLELLAND, NEILL, PHOENIX, PROFFITT, ROBERTSON, TOMBERLIN, WILSON 1. PAULINE BAILEY HENSLEY 2. PHILLIP MILTON HENSLEY, born December 02, 1908, died April 29, 1994 3. JOHN WESLEY ROBERTSON, born April 14, 1879, died January 05, 1949 4. ANNA K. ROBERTSON, Born 1882, died 1957 5. RACHEL KING, born 1878, died 1970 6. SAMUEL C. BYRD, born June 3, 1868, died Janaury 06, 1945 7. ELLA HENSLEY BYRD, November 01, 1868, died May 27, 1936 8. DAVID BYRD, SR., born January 23, 1899, died July 13, 1955 9. RON WILSON, born 1943, died 1968 10. JOHN ROBERT JOHNSON, January 01, 1877, died March 17, 1918 11. WOODROW L. CHANDLER, born February 04, 1913, May 21, 1994 12. PAULINE S. CHANDLER, born August 31, 1921 13. DILLON A. GREEN, born January 26, 1911, died Janaury 26, 1971 14. JENNIE PROFFITT GREEN, born January 10, 1909 15. R. MAX PROFFITT, born August 17, 1901, died February 14, 1968 Married October 03, 1936 16. EUNICE R. PROFFITT, born May 17, 1910 17. W. B. WILSON, born 1866, died 1952 18. SARAH HUNSINGER ROBERTSON, born 1819, died 1912 19. GEORGE HUNSINGER, born 1812, died 1902 20. EARL REECE PROFFITT, born January 09, 1903, died July 23, 1960 21. ALICE D. PROFFITT, born September 06, 1863, died October 20, 1957 22. INFANT OF A. H. & Alice Proffitt - 1881 23. A. H. PROFFITT, born December 01, 1857, died July 5, 1935 24. BLANCHE M. PROFFITT, born December 18, 1885, died October 27, 1951 25. INFANT of Charles and Annie B. Proffitt, - 1923 26. LOTTIE M. HENSLEY, born 1874, died 1952 27. A. F. HENSLEY, born 1874, died 1962 28. INFANT son of Dr. W. L. & N. L. Bennett, born September 07, 1930 29. HARRIETT PROFFITwife of Wilson Hensley, born 1848, died 1924 30. WILSON HENSLEY, born March 14, 1839, died January 16, 1919 (Iron Cross with : 1861 Deo Vindica 1865) 31. DOROTHY HARRIETT HENSLEY, born May 7, 1912, died November 17, 1914 32. D. ZEBULEN, died Nov.19, 1874 - 6 yrs., 6 mos., 26 days, son of W. & H. Hensley 33. MABLE WILSON, december 30, 1894, died September 17, 1896 34. LETHA MARGARET WILSON, born July 24, 1872, died July 26, 1899 35. HETTIE MAY PROFFITT (MOTHER) born Dec. 30, 1875, died October 28, 1926 36. J. ZEB PROFFITT, born December 23, 1874, died February 22, 1922, 1912 (HTWSSTKS - Masonic Emblem) 37. ROBERT A. PROFFITT, born February 18, 1881, died October 25, 1909 38. ANNA BILLINGSLEY PROFFITT NEILL, born Mar. 22, 1831, died June 16, 1912 39. HIRAM A. PROFFITT, born June 9, 1951, died April 28, 1942 40. ELIZABETH J. PROFFITT, born June 9, 1952, died April 20, 1939 41. EARL EDWIN JOHNSON, born August 14, 1904, died October 16, 1928 42. BONNIE MARIE JOHNSON, born July 4, 1925, died November 18, 1931 43. ROBERT OSCAR SHEPHERD, born March 29, 1972, died July 17, 1958 44. FLORA HYLEMON SHEPHERD, born April 20, 1890, died November 11, 1981 45. EDWARD MILTON PROFFITT, born May 22, 1872, died November 05, 1936 46. EDWIN E. PROFFITT, born October 15, 1886, died September 6, 1907 47. A. MCCLELLAND, b. Oct. 12, 1908, died July 1, 1909, S/o Ed and Minnie Proffitt 48. HATTIE FRANCES PROFFITT, born January 25, 1874, died January 29, 1892 49. OSCAR LUNA PROFFITT, born July 9, 1857, died July 4, 1858 50. JANE MCCLELLAN PROFFITT, born May 5, 1839, died August 26, 1920 51. SAMUEL TURNER PROFFITT, born September 5, 1832, died January 3, 1910 52. CAPTAIN J. R. NEILL, born April 13, 1823, died July 28, 1910 (Mason) 53. JANE E. BARNES, born 1860, died 1929 54. REBA MAY HAMLIN, D/o of Mr. & Mrs. D. C. Hamlin, born 1924, died 1934 55. WALTER BARNES, born December 01, 1883, died April 03, 1947 (His wife) 56. BERTHA A. BYRD, born September 26, 1890, died April 7, 1980 57. VANDORA "DORA" M. HYLEMON, born Nov. 19,1895, died Nov. 14, 1973, d/o Sam and Bell Mathis 58. TOM C. HYLEMON, born 1890, died 1962 59. LULABELL MATHIS, born 1876, died 1932, w/o Sam Mathis 60. SAM J. MATHIS, born 1877, died 1961, H/o Lulabell Mathis 61. HARRIETT MATHIS, born 1879, died 1952 62. CLARENCE LOYD MATHIS, born March 26, 1932, died December 18, 1995 "Buddy" CPL US Air Force - Korea; Married May 5, 1951; Children - Elizabeth A., C. Michael, Robert E., Connie L., Terry S., Susan D., Tammy J., Laura J., Teresa G., Tonya C. 63. FANNIE I. MATHIS, born February 14, 1934 64. TERRY SANFORD MATHIS, Born December 27, 1960, died December 12, 1988 65. TERESA GAIL MATHIS, born April 08, 1968, died August 20, 1968 66. ELIZABETH ANN MATHIS, Infant daughter of Clarence & Fannie,March 02, 1953 67. ROBERT LEE MATHIS, born 1864, died 1951 68. JANE COLE, born December 3, 1866, died Jan. 26, 1946 (W/o R. E. Matthews) 69. LLOYD G. MATHIS, born May 12, 1907, died October 28, 1989 70. ANNIE MATHIS, born June 15, 1915 71. WILMA MATHIS, born 1949, died 1995 72. LAURA ELENOR GIBBS, born January 26, 1927, died June 26, 1927 (Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Theo B. Gibbs) 73. DORIS GIBBS TOMBERLIN, born March 4, 1924, died August 10, 1988 74. ELIZABETH MIRA GIBBS NEILL, born February 05, 1898, died october 7, 1974 75. RALPH EDWIN NEIL, SR., born Dec. 21, 1889, died April 12, 1975 USN WWI 76. A. L. GIBBS, born 1866, died 1923 77. MIRAH BIGGS, BORN 1869, DIED 1926 78. THEO B. GIBBS, born November 06, 1892, died April 25, 1978 79. MILDRED GIBBS, born February 28, 1902 80. THOMAS WILLIAM KNIGHT, born December 11, 1926, died August 19, 1990 81. CHRISTINE NEILL, born May 16, 1932 82. HORACE J. GIBBS, born 1888, born 1948 83. BESSIE H. GIBBS, born 1884, died 1972 84. CHARLES CLAYTON NEILL, born April 26, 1926, died May 13, 1992 , WW II 85. COL. W. W. PROFFITT, born December 25, 1827, died January 13, 1901 86. MINERVA J. PROFFITT, Born January 18, 1833, died June 13, 1918 87. JACKSON I. SHEPHERD (No dates) 88. CECELIA W. SHEPHERD (No dates) 89. THOMAS N. SHEPHERD (No dates) 90. C. LENOR SHEPHERD (No dates) 91. WILLIE J. SHEPHERD (No dates) 92. SAMANTHA SHEPHERD (No dates) 93. ADDIE SHEPHERD (No dates) 94. DAVID PROFFITT 1808, died 1892 95. BETSY WILSON, born 1809, died 1885 96. JOHN H. SHEPHERD, born September 4, 1851, died August 20, 1901 97. JULIA R. SHEPHERD, born February 20, 1846, died July 18, 1908 98. JAMES FRANCES HUGHES, b. Aug. 23, 1909, d. Mar. 2, 1932, S/o # 99 & 100 99. GARRETT W. HUGHES, born May 3, 1885, died February 21, 1965 100. FLORA BELLE HUGHES, born December 01, 1888, died November 10, 1978 101. WESLEY C. EDWARDS, born Febuary 22, 1890, died January 4, 1973 - USN WW I 102. ORA GIBBS EDWARDS, born October 04, 1895 103. JAMES M. EDWARDS, born Janury 20, 1864, died March 24, 1946(Mason) 104. MARY E. BRYANT, born January 24, 1871, died March 21, 1959 105. MAFRA B. CHANDLER, born September 09, 1910, died February 25, 1988 (Married December 12, 1940) 106. CHARLES L. CHANDLER, born June 24, 1915 107. CAROLL "GENE" CHANDLER, born Sept. 11, 1943, died November 23, 1987 108. SARAH CULBERTSON, Mother of Mrs. S. W. English born 1789, Died 1871 109. HARRIETT NORA ENGLISH, born August 3, 1873, died February 18, 1889 110. MARTHA L. ENGLISH, born September 11, 1828, died April 30, 1902 111. CAPTAIN SAMUEL W. ENGLISH, born June 5, 1823, died August 6, 1910 112. MARTHA E. ENGLISH, born December 21, 1851, died November 30, 1916 113. OLLIE PHOENIX, born July 09, 1858, died June 9, 1926 114. BENAJA A. PROFFITT, born January 11, 1827, died June 4, 1864 115. PHINETTE J. PROFFITT, born April 29, 1835, died March 08, 1860 116. PHILETOS PROFFITT, born 1857, died 1863 117. JOHN L. PROFFITT, born 1860, died 1863 118. MILTON M. PROFFITT, born July 16, 1855, died November 24, 1890 119. MOSES JOHNSON, Co. B. 13 Tenn CEO (No dates) 120. DOROTHY J. HORTON, born 1861, Died 1918 (Mother) 121. NICK W. HORTON, BORN 1859, DIED 1945 ( Father) 122. BABY CLAUDE HORTON, BORN 1888, DIED 1891 Many unidentified graves marked with fieldstones.